Deadline: 13 February 2018
Would your organisation like to start or expand collaborations that contribute to sustainable economic, environmental or social development in the Baltic Sea Region? If yes, then apply for Seed Funding from the Swedish Institute.
The Swedish Institute provides funding for joint projects in which Swedish organisations meet transnational challenges together with organisations from the Baltic Sea Region countries and the countries of the Eastern Partnership.
The Swedish Institute seeks to strengthen Sweden’s relations and develop cooperation with the countries around the Baltic Sea and in immediate area.
Thematic Areas
- An ecologically sustainable region: projects relating to the environment and sustainable development.
- Sustainable growth for increased prosperity: business-related projects and projects dealing for instance with innovation, regional development or tourism.
- Regional challenges: projects relating to society such as ones involving social issues, public health or civil security.
Funding Information
Application sum: From SEK 100,000 to 500,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Swedish organisations can apply for funding from the Swedish Institute in order to cooperate with organisations in the Baltic Sea Region countries and organisations in the EU’s Eastern Partnership countries.
- The project activities that the Swedish Institute supports via ‘seed funding’ must be clearly linked to one or more of the challenges identified in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.
- The projects should help create conditions for long-term, sustainable relations in the region.
- Partner Countries
- The Swedish Institute can provide seed funding support for joint projects between EU countries under the EUSBSR (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden). Seed funding support is also available under certain circumstances (see table below) to Russia and to the EaP countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldavia and Ukraine).
- Partnerships
- The following Swedish actors from the public, private and non-profit sectors can apply for seed funding and establish a partnership:
- Non-governmental organisations
- Business companies
- Local authorities, regional authorities, regional development councils and county councils
- Higher education institutions and research institutes
- Intergovernmental organisations
- Business and trade organisations
- Central government agencies
- The following Swedish actors from the public, private and non-profit sectors can apply for seed funding and establish a partnership:
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit Seed Funding.